Chapter 477: Flag-Granting
A burst of meat fragrance wafted out, the surface of the barbecue was slightly burnt, and there was already oil oozing out and dripping into the fire, Xue Chong took back the barbecue and leaned under his nose, "Well, yes, the native beef in Nanmaru Prefecture is the most suitable for roasting and eating, your ingredients are very fragrant, write me the recipe later." He gave Feng Liang a thumbs up, drew a dagger, and cut a thin slice along the texture of the roasted meat, and he picked up the piece of meat with the tip of his knife and was about to put it in his mouth.
Whew, a gust of wind blew, and one hand snatched away the roast meat.
"Whew, whew, ho, it's hot. Ding Kui said while chewing the barbecue, "Yes, this meat is charred on the outside and tender on the inside, the tendons are broken but not scattered, and the spices are flavorful. ”
"Why did you come back so silently? You didn't catch anything, did you? What are you going to do with the scouts at night? Xue Chong was secretly frightened, if he didn't grab meat but attacked him just now, he would definitely not be able to stop it, the kid in front of him was only eighteen years old.
"Team Xue, why do you look at me like this, it's just the enemy's eyeliner, how can the number one elite under your command not be able to deal with it?" Ding Kui waved his hand back.
Ji Xing and Xu Yan came with their own people, each escorting a team of prisoners.
"The enemy has secretly infiltrated twenty archers, intending to spy on the reality of our department, and they have been captured alive by the first squadron led by their subordinates. Ding Kui officially went through the process and handed over the captives to Xue Chong.
"Your department is in charge of taking care of them, and they will be handed over to you for eating, drinking, and Lazar, and when the division and regiment come, you will hand it over to the staff officers to deal with." In the future, you can just keep one or two alive, and it will be a waste of food to get them all back, but now it's good, it's inconvenient for me to kill them if I catch them back. Xue Chong shook his head and lamented Ding Kui's lack of experience.
The twenty captives were almost scared away, this thin and tall man had the intention of killing them, and he had to be afraid in the future, and he couldn't give him an excuse to kill.
Seeing the captives being taken away, Xue Chong remembered that he hadn't eaten the barbecue yet, so he raised the wooden stick in his hand, "Where's my meat?"
Feng Liang and Ao Yu on the side turned their backs at the same time, and two pairs of greasy claws rubbed against their bodies.
Xue Chong glared at the wooden stick, "A piece of meat the size of his arm, when did he take it?" It's in my hand, I don't know." "No need to guess, he knows exactly who can do it.
The first brigade does not need much strong camp, if there is an enemy to attack, they will ride on their horses and run, they will not stay in place and fight the enemy to the death, cavalry such a sports war is not called fleeing without a fight, that is called giving full play to their own advantages.
Since it had been discovered during the day, and the twenty archers were sunk in the sea, the Meng army was not prepared to attack the first brigade at night, knowing that it would not be possible to retain this cavalry unit without some special means.
There are a lot of troops in the lower pass, and the Ninth Army of Meng plus the original troops guarding the pass have a strength of more than 70,000 people, but their supreme commander, the corps commander Hong Jin, is not in the pass at this time, but was called to the front line of Jianshi City by a military order, and now he is having a headache how to face Helian Yu. As a result, although the first brigade was so close to Xiahangguan, it still swaggered out to intercept and kill the Meng soldiers during the day, and camped at night on the edge of the ruins of the original blockade camp, and no Meng army came out of the pass to disperse them.
Xue Chong and Ding Kui spent another leisurely day, until noon on the third day, when the long-awaited flag of the 201st Division appeared on the northwest horizon.
The first squadron immediately ran to the front of the camp, and energetically divided the squadron into ten pieces, lined up, and Xue Chong held the military flag in front of Ding Kui.
The army stopped about two hundred meters from the first brigade, and a slightly fat and strong man ran out of the horse and came to the reins between the army and the first brigade.
"Really?" Xue Chong asked Ding Kui with his head tilted slightly.
"Yes!" Ding Kui replied with a nod.
"Drive!" Xue Chong shook the reins, urged the horse to run to the slightly fat and strong man, and when he was seven or eight meters away from him, he reined in the war horse, Xue Chong shouted loudly: "Subordinate Xue Chong, lead the first team of 963 people to see Lord Zhang!"
"Hahaha, good, good, good! Erlang, you did a good job!" Zhang Jie nodded at Xue Chong, and then waved to the first team.
"Thank you, Lord praise!" replied the headquarters of the First Brigade with fists on horseback.
"Lord Qiyu, my subordinates and the first brigade have asked to return to the team!" Xue Chong raised the flag above his head.
"Well, your mood would have been understandable, according to the order of the base camp, you can only recall your department after the construction of the camp is completed, and your department cannot officially return to the team at the moment. However, you can camp on the side of the army. Xue Chong, can the enemy army get out of the pass and come here to fight with your department?" Zhang Jie didn't dare to let the first brigade officially return to the team, although there were no outsiders here, but the surface still needed to be done.
"If you go back to your lordship, there is no movement of the enemy army in the lower pass, and only a small number of scouts are operating outside the pass. Xue Chong had no choice but to put down the military flag, and they wanted to continue to stay in the improvised camp.
"The army must immediately clear this ruin, and your troops will immediately march eastward, drive away the enemy scouts, until they are within ten miles of Xiahangguan, and pay close attention to the enemy's situation in Xiahangguan, and report back immediately if the enemy has signs of leaving the pass. Although Zhang Jie did not let Xue Chong return to the team, he took back the command immediately.
"Obey!" Xue Chong straightened his waist on the horse's back and beat his chest with his right hand.
"That's right, let the first squadron stay. Zhang Jie glanced at Ding Kui.
Xue Chong didn't dare to ask why, so he had to give another military salute before he circled his horse and ran back to the first brigade.
"Why should I stay?" Ding Kui's eyes rolled slightly, wanting to see something from Zhang Jie and Dajun.
"Ding Kui, come here. Zhang Jie officially named him.
Ding Kui learned from Xue Chong, ran to Zhang Jie seven or eight meters in front of him and stopped, "Subordinate Ding Kui, meet your lord!"
Zhang Jie turned around and beckoned, "The flag is coming." ”
Liang rushed out on his horse, holding a wooden box in his hand. He ran to Zhang Jie's side and stopped one head behind.
"According to the military order of Lord Gu Jun of the 21st Regiment, Ding Kui, the first squadron of the 1st Brigade of the 201st Division, made great achievements in the battle of Wangguicheng, and the bravery of the battle should be the example of the legion, and the regiment was specially awarded an honorary battle flag, the banner 'bravery', in recognition of your outstanding contributions to the legion!"
Ding Kui took the flag. Zhang Jieping put the wooden box on his chest.
Ding Kui did not dismount, and the cavalry troops held this kind of flag-awarding ceremony on horseback, with the meaning that the cavalry people would not leave their horses. He rode up to Zhang Jie and stretched out his hands, and Zhang Jie solemnly handed the wooden box to him.
"Brave, brave, brave!" The army of the 201st Division erupted into a tsunami-like cry at this moment, and even the first brigade watching from the sidelines couldn't help but shout along.